Time to review my kids' music lessons! We've been sooo happy with Eclectic…read more Background: My spouse is a professional musician who is mostly self-taught, and has a company that does mommy/me music classes for ages 0-4; I also do some music as a side gig and was classically trained (Suzuki) though don't do classical anymore, and both of my sisters have taught piano. We wanted our kids to love music first and foremost. That's what Eclectic prioritizes, and we really couldn't be happier with it. It's a little weird for me to imagine my kids NOT taking classical-type piano just because I was immersed in that growing up and it was such a big part of my youth. But I also had some reservations about my "path" which gave me lots of sightreading skills and a good musical ear, but I had a ton of insecurity being as good at piano as I was but having zero improv / chords skills. Until I started playing with my husband in my 30s, I could not "sit down" at a piano despite having devoted my entire upbringing to it; I was nothing without sheet music in front of me. We weren't in a hurry to start them on formal music lessons, but my younger child (currently age 7) had taken an interest in drumming before he even turned 1, and was really talented, but I was noticing his technique wasn't good so we decided to get him lessons just before he turned 4 - mainly so he would learn the right stick technique before getting too attached to something that would be hard to unlearn. Then the pandemic happened, of course. But we kept up with virtual lessons for him, and then later added voice lessons for my older child (age 9), who didn't so much take to the virtual lesson but then started taking ukulele last year and absolutely loved it, particularly her teacher Lily. Both of their teachers (Stevie and Lily) play and teach multiple instruments, so my kids can change it up when they get bored, and are already learning multiple instruments. Maybe my favorite part of Eclectic is the showcase. This is not your mother's piano recital - the kids are up on stage at the Red Light Cafe and the cash bar is open! Such a cool experience for both of my kids, and I had a great time. I repeat, I had a great time at my kids' music recital. Eclectic also has "regular" piano recitals, but even these seem to be filled with so much more creativity than mine growing up. Kids sometimes play their own original songs, and the variety is amazing! I am not knocking Suzuki, but listening to the same 10 "book 1" tunes (Lightly Row, Honeybee, ........) at least once per recital for 12 years... oof! The recitals I've been to are pretty short and go quickly, and I rarely hear repeats. Finally - we love their summer camps, which culminate in a 6-song mini-concert where the kids have two bands that play all together as an ensemble. It's just awesome. We're so happy.

I am an older student coming back to the piano after a couple of decades. I'm impressed with…read moreZtunes music school. I highly recommend Ms. Analine for piano lessons. She is an outstanding teacher. If your looking for piano lessons look no further!

Our kids have had lessons here for a few months now. Started at ages 5 and 2, in mostly piano with…read morea dash of ukulele. Ms. Karen and Mr. Taylor have been patient and awesome. They are a perfect match for each of my kids, respectively. Our older kiddo is about to participate in his first recital and I'm proud of him and thankful to have found this music school! The location is in the basement of a church, which threw me off at first, but there is no relation. The music rooms and waiting room are clean and cozy, but the common spaces are a bit dank. We highly recommend Ztunes!

Frank and his colleagues are great people and great teachers who just want you to play. I started…read moreas a beginner, and now I've taken Frank's advanced ukulele class for many sessions -- he always challenges with new material and arrangements, and he always encourages with patient demonstrations and one-to-one attention. The "second half" of the evening, a jam session with everyone together, is led by the teachers so that everyone can join in wherever they are. It's always fun to see different instruments people bring and which new classes are offered. It's a wonderful and welcoming community of all ages and experience levels, and I'm still amazed that I've learned to play the uke!

I love the class format - you spend an hour with your specific class (guitar, banjo, fiddle, uke,…read morevocal) and after that all the classes get together and sing and play. Great teachers and a very welcoming bunch of people. A really fun way to learn music!

It's been a great experience with Casey's drum lessons. Communicates well and is a great…read moreinstructor! OGML all the way!

Wonderful music school! Eskil is a wonderful drum teacher for all levels. I am an adult student…read moreand am so glad that I found him to take lessons from. The atmosphere is very happy with students, adults and children coming for lessons. I became inspired to also take voice lessons . Mickey Gonzalez is also a wonderful caring teacher.

Awesome folks. Helpful like you would not believe, even long distance…read more I needed a case for my pretty new Ohana sopranissimo ukulele, and they had it (on sale, too!) and got it to me within the week. I really can't say enough good about them. I called them a couple times in regard to shipment issues (not UKE REPUBLIC's fault, but UPS'), and Mike was cheerful, helpful, and simply a joy to speak with, putting any concerns I might have been having at ease. That's something very unusual these days. Thank you, Mike and Uke Republic, for going above and beyond. You've ensured that I will most certainly do business with you again.

Wow, I'm nearly 3,000 miles away and got exceptional customer service! Great website with great…read moreinfo, large selection of ukuleles and has what I was searching for! Mike answered all my questions in a friendly, positive manner and made good suggestions. Everything I've ordered from Uke Republic has been perfectly packaged for shipping! His prices are very fair. Excellent in depth specifications on the website and videos of many of their ukuleles! Tracking info for shipping is also prompt so that is much appreciated! The fun stickers, post card are appreciated. If you are looking for a pleasant, comprehensive ukulele shop, this s it! They do ukuleles and uke accessories which is what makes them a great place to shop and buy most anything ukulele!

What a lovely experience!! My 1-year old loves music and dancing, so The Music Class has been on…read moreour list of places to checkout for a while now, so I'm glad we took some time to go. On a windy Saturday I decided to start our day with an introductory class and it was such a great pick-me-up. Finding the place was incredibly easy and there was enough parking for a dozen or so cars in their lot. The biz is situated in a cute little house with a nice play area in the back for the kiddos to frolic in before/after class. We went in for the 10am class with Ms. Ryan and were joined by 5 or 6 other kids and their parents. We were the only newbies but Ms. Ryan made us both feel so comfortable. She put a sticker on my son's back to remember his name (lolol) and did a great job at doing so! The songs and dances were easy to pick up on, well, for me an adult lol. My son is in his clapping and dancing phase, so he enjoyed clapping along. I loved that there were moments when they could grab their own instruments and play along - he loved that so much! All in all, an absolutely wonderful experience for my little musician and I. We can't wait to go back!

My daughter loves the music class so much! She is not even a year old, but we play the songs for…read moreher at home as well as in class, and she starts panting with excitement when she hears them. I feel so lucky to have programming like this for littles in our area! We definitely want to sign her up for future sessions.

So pleased with the service an knowledgeable teachers here at Grant Park Music! I have been taking…read morepiano lessons for a few weeks now and i can't believe how much i have learned. If your interested in anything music they got you! So stoked to take voice lessons with y'all soon!

Dwight does a great job keeping our son engaged and on task, which is such a gift since we are…read moredoing our lessons virtually. Dwight is extremely patient and our son is progressing very well. We are very pleased!

We are so pleased with the piano lessons our 3 children are receiving from Dwight at Gingrich Piano…read moreStudio. We are currently in our fourth month of lessons with Dwight. He is encouraging, patient, and motivating. Our kids look forward to their weekly lessons and have not lost their initial eagerness to learn. Dwight is a talented and capable teacher whom our family highly recommends!